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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? 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 inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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