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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts 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 exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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