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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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