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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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