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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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