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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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