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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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