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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education