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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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