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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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