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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original 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 organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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