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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and 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 participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major 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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