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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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