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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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