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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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