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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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