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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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