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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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