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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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