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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education