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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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