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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What original 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 participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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