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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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