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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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