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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)