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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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