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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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