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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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