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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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