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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and 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 participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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