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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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