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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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