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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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