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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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