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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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