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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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