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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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