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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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