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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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