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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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