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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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