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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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