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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources