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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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