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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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