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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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