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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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