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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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