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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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