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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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