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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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