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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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