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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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