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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the 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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