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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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