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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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