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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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