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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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