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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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