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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online 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 teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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