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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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