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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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