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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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