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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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