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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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