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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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