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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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