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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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