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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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