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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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