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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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