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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in 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 ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive 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 teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education