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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education