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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources