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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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