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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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