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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources