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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education