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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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