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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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