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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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