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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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