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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online 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 educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling 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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