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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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