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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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