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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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