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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources