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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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