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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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