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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources