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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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