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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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