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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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