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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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