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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online 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 motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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