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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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