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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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