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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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