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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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