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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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