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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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