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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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