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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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