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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental 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 handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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