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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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