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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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