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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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