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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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