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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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