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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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