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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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