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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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