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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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