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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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