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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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