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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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