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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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