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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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