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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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