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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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