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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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