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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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