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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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