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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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