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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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