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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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