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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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