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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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