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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources