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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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