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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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