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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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