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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the 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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