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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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