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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative 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 handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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