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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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