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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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