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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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