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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources