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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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