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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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