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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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