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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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