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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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