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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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