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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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