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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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