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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education