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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)