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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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