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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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