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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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