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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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