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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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