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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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