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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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