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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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