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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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