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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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