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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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