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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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