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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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