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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original 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 institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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