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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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