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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources