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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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