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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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