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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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