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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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