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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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