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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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