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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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