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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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