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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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