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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education