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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. 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 MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment 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 we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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