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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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