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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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