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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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