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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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