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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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