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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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