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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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