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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original 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 participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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