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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and 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 participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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