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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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