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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental 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 teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major 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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