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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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