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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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