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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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