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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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