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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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