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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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