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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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