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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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