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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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