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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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