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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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