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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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