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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition