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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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