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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education