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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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