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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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