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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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