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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive 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 we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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