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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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