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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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