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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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