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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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