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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively 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 educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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