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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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