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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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