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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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