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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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