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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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