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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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