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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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