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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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