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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources