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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key 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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