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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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