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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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