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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original 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 educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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