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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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