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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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