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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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