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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation 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 organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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