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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation 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 educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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