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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education