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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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