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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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