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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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