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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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