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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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