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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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