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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources