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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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