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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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