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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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