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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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