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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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