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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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