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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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