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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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