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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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