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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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