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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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