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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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