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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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