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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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