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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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