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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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