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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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