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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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