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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental 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 institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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