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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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