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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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