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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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