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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources