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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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