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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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