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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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