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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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