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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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