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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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