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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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