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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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