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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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