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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education