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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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