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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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