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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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