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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources