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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and 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 educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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