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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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