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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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