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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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