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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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