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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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