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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education