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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and 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 participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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