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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education