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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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