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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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