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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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