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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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