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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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