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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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