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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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