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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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