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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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