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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online 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 we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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