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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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