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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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