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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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