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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment 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 we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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