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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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