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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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