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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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