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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation 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 get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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