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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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