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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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