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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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