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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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