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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original 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 manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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