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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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