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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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