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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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