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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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