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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major 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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