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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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