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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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