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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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