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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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