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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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