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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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