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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and 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 stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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