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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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