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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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