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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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