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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources