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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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