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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education