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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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