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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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