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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering learners in nations 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. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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