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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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