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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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