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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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