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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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