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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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