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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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