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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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