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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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