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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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