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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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