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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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