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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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