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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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