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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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