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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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