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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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