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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation 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 educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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