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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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