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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and 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 educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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