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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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