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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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