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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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