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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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