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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes 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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