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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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