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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources