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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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