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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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