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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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