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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources