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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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