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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and 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 stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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