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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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