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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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