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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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