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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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