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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources