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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the 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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