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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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