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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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