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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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