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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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