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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation 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 get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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