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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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