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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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