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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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