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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education