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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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