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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable 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. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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