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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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