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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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