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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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