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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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