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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental 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 educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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