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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original 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 handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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