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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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