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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education