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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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