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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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