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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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