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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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