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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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