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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education