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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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