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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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