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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental 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 teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses 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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