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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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