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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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