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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources