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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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