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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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