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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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