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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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