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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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