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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online 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 educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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