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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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