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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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