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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation 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 the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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