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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)