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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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