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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources