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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices 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 poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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