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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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