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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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