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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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