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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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