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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education