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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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