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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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