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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC 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 institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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