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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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