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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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