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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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