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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources