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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative 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 institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education