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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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