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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education