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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment 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 handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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