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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes 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 have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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