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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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