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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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