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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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