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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and 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 organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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