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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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