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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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