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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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