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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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