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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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