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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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