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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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