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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores 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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