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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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