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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana 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 participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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