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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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