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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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