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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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