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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources