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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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