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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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