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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education