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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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