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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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