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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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