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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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