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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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