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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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