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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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