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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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