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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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