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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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