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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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