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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education