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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education