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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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