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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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