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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment 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 manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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