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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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