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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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