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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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