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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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