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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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