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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation 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 we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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