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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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