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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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