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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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