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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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