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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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