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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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