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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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