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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative 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 inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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