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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and 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 the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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