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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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