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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively 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 educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education