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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original 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 get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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