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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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