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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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