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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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