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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation 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 get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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