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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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