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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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