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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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