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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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