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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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