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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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