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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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