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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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