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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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