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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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