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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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