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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education