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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important 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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