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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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