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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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