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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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