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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment 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 deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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