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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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