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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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