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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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