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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about 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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