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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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