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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources