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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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