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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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