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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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