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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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